Read It in Context
Read It in Context: The Verses Most Often Taken Out of It
Some verses are quoted so often, and so far from home, that we forget what they actually say. A promise to exiles becomes a slogan; a word about contentment becomes a boast; a call to stop condemning becomes a ban on all discernment. Each page below takes one such verse, sets it back in its passage, and shows what it really means, and how, read rightly, it still leads to Christ.
Jeremiah 29:11Jeremiah 29:11Philippians 4:13Philippians 4:13Matthew 7:1, Judge NotMatthew 7:1Revelation 3:20Revelation 3:20Romans 8:28Romans 8:28Proverbs 22:6Proverbs 22:6Psalm 46:10, Be StillPsalm 46:102 Chronicles 7:142 Chronicles 7:14Matthew 18:20, Two or ThreeMatthew 18:20Matthew 6:33, Seek FirstMatthew 6:33Proverbs 3:5-6Proverbs 3:5-6Isaiah 40:31, Wings as EaglesIsaiah 40:311 Corinthians 2:91 Corinthians 2:9Galatians 6:7, Reap What You SowGalatians 6:7John 14:14, Ask AnythingJohn 14:14Psalm 37:4, Desires of Your HeartPsalm 37:4Matthew 19:26, All Things PossibleMatthew 19:26Romans 12:2Romans 12:2James 1:2, Count It All JoyJames 1:2Hebrews 11:1, Faith DefinedHebrews 11:1John 8:32, The Truth Shall Make You FreeJohn 8:32Luke 6:38, Give and It Shall Be GivenLuke 6:381 Timothy 6:10, Money and Evil1 Timothy 6:10Deuteronomy 31:6, Be Strong and CourageousDeuteronomy 31:6Matthew 5:14, Light of the WorldMatthew 5:14Romans 3:23, All Have SinnedRomans 3:23Philippians 4:6-7, Be Anxious for NothingPhilippians 4:6-7Psalm 23:4, The Valley of the ShadowPsalm 23:4
